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HUNTER v. KNOLL RIG & EQUIPMENT MFG. CO., LTD.

No. 94-40822.

70 F.3d 803 (1995)

Ilene Thurman HUNTER, on Behalf of Kathy Michelle HUNTER, Claude Kenneth Hunter, Jr., Michael Christopher Hunter, Melissa Ilene Hunter, and Donnovan Blaine Hunter, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. KNOLL RIG & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., a Subsidiary of Draco Group of Companies, Ltd., et al., Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 29, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Layne Royer, Allen M. Posey, Jr., Baton Rouge, LA, for appellants.

Ronald E. Raney, Lunn, Irion, Johnson, Salley & Carlisle, Shreveport, LA, for appellees.

S. Price Barker, Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, Shreveport, LA, for Fidelity & Casualty Co.

Before SMITH, BARKSDALE and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

In this Louisiana wrongful death products liability action against a manufacturer, and arising out of a drilling rig accident, the principal issue at hand is whether, under the Louisiana Products Liability Act, the claimed unreasonably dangerous product was being used (handled) in a manner that the manufacturer, at the time of manufacture, should reasonably expect (reasonably anticipated use). The Hunters appeal the apportionment...

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